Realtors

Lorna Johnston was selected as the 2013 South Dakota Realtor of the Year at the Realtor Convention of the Dakotas at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City on Sept. 12. She is with Century 21 Investment Realtors in Aberdeen. She has been a Realtor since 1991. Johnston will represent the Aberdeen Board of Realtors at the annual Realtor of the Year Luncheon. She will represent South Dakota at the National Association of Realtors Convention in San Francisco in November.

Lorna Johnston was selected as the 2013 South Dakota Realtor of the Year at the Realtor Convention of the Dakotas at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City on Sept. 12. She is with Century 21 Investment Realtors in Aberdeen. She has been a Realtor since 1991. Johnston will represent the Aberdeen Board of Realtors at the annual Realtor of the Year Luncheon. She will represent South Dakota at the National Association of Realtors Convention in San Francisco in November.

Larry Hanson is pleased to announce the opening of his new firm, Hanson Realty. Hanson has been full time in real estate sales in Aberdeen and the surrounding area since 1991. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Aberdeen Board of Realtors and MLS. His office is now at 309 S. Main St. Hanson's Web site is www.larryhansonrealty.com. He and his wife, Robin, they have two sons, Matt and Chris.

The Aberdeen Board of Realtors is again sponsoring the ?Holiday Homes of the Week? light display event. Nominations are being sought for holiday homes only in the towns surrounding Aberdeen. Nicely decorated homes in Aberdeen will be selected by the Board of Realtors. To submit a nomination for a home in one of the outlying communities, please call Peggy Kalt at (605) 216-2412 by Monday.

The Aberdeen Board of Realtors is again sponsoring the ?Holiday Homes of the Week? light display event. Nominations are being sought for holiday homes in the towns surrounding Aberdeen. Nicely decorated homes in Aberdeen will be selected by the Board of Realtors. The Aberdeen Board of Realtors will also be selecting Holiday Business winners this year. To submit a nomination for a home in one of the outlying communities, please call Peggy Kalt at 605-216-2412 by Dec. 1.

The Aberdeen Board of Realtors is again sponsoring the ?Holiday Homes of the Week? light display event. Nominations are being sought for holiday homes in the towns surrounding Aberdeen. Nicely decorated homes in Aberdeen will be selected by the Board of Realtors. To submit a nomination for a home in one of the outlying communities, please call Peggy Kalt at (605) 216-2412 by Dec. 3.

The Aberdeen Board of Realtors is honoring homes in Warner and Columbia for their holiday light displays in communities surrounding Aberdeen. Chosen were the homes of Wayne and Shirley LaBelle, 112 Bieber Circle in Warner, and Mark and Ellen Harr, 412 N. James in Columbia. ?We've chosen these winners due to their beautiful light displays,? said Peggy Kalt of the Aberdeen Board of Realtors. ?I encourage everyone to take a little time and drive by these homes and enjoy the light displays.

Lorna Johnston was selected as the 2013 South Dakota Realtor of the Year at the Realtor Convention of the Dakotas at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City on Sept. 12. She is with Century 21 Investment Realtors in Aberdeen. She has been a Realtor since 1991. Johnston will represent the Aberdeen Board of Realtors at the annual Realtor of the Year Luncheon. She will represent South Dakota at the National Association of Realtors Convention in San Francisco in November.

Lorna Johnston was selected as the 2013 South Dakota Realtor of the Year at the Realtor Convention of the Dakotas at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City on Sept. 12. She is with Century 21 Investment Realtors in Aberdeen. She has been a Realtor since 1991. Johnston will represent the Aberdeen Board of Realtors at the annual Realtor of the Year Luncheon. She will represent South Dakota at the National Association of Realtors Convention in San Francisco in November.

Peggy Kalt, with Coldwell Banker Mehlhoff Associates, was presented with the Realtor of the Year award by the Aberdeen Board of Realtors at a luncheon in August. The award is given to the person who exemplifies the Realtor spirit by staying true to the principals of real estate and the Realtor Code of Ethics, according to a news release. Kalt has been a member of the Aberdeen Board of Realtors, the South Dakota Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors since 2006.

Scott Johnston was awarded the 2011 Century 21 Masters Diamond Award and the 2011 Century 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Award at the Lakelands Broker Council's banquet on March 16 at the Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park, Minn. The Diamond Award is the highest level an agent can achieve in the masters program, according to a news release. The Pinnacle Award is given to agents who obtain an overall index score of 95 percent for two consecutive years. This is the second consecutive year Johnston has received this award.

Aberdeen Realtors Cartor Carlson, C. Scott Johnston, Lorna Johnston, Craig Mickelson, Peggy Kalt, Danelle McMaster, Al Hoerth and Bob Kiesz attended the South Dakota Association of Realtors 2012 quarterly business meetings at the Ramkota River Center in Pierre on Jan. 31. The board of directors met the following day. Legislative action and concerns relating to the real estate industry were reported on and discussed, according to a news release....

Dacotah Bank's Dacotah Mortgage Center in Aberdeen has added Cathy Papke to the local mortgage team. Papke has more than 23 years of banking, credit and lending experience. Her primary responsibilities will include the origination, processing and closing of residential real estate loans. Papke was named Affiliate of the Year in 2005 by the Aberdeen Board of Realtors. She and her husband, Larry, live in Aberdeen and have two adult children. Her office is at 308 S. Main St. She can be reached at 605-225-5611 or by email at cathy.papke@dacotahbank.com .